Market Research Apprentice

IF YOU'RE APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/VAC1000344539 

The Role

As a Market Research Apprentice, you will support Yonder expert Researchers on client projects by providing data delivery, reporting, and analysis. You will gain a full understanding of your role in the project lifecycle.

You will be given opportunities to develop the core skills needed to be a successful researcher, including practitioner and technical skills, as well as soft skills like communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and time management.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the team on quantitative and qualitative market research projects
• Conducting background and desk research on clients to support proposals and marketing activities
• Attending regular collaboration sessions with your team and clients
• Assisting in the design of quantitative and qualitative research studies
• Testing online surveys
• Assisting in organising and analysing large datasets
• Quality checking data
• Assisting in the set-up and onboarding of in-person or virtual qualitative fieldwork (e.g. interviews or focus groups)
• Attending in-person or virtual fieldwork, and note-taking, with the potential to moderate qualitative interviews depending on availability
• Charting research findings / populating PowerPoint reports
• Planning, prioritising and communicating effectively to ensure deliverables are met to deadlines
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Desired qualities

• Has an enquiring mind, hungry to learn and develop
  
• Has an interest in learning how to use research techniques to solve business problems
• Has a growth mindset, being open to both positive and constructive feedback
• Has great time management and attention to detail
• Is proactive with a customer-focused approach
• Has excellent writing and numerical skills
• Desired to have a minimum of three A-Level grades of C or above
  

Interview Process

Our partner, Swarm, will be managing the recruitment for this role. If you're successful through the application stage, the recruitment process will be as follows:

1. Logical and numerical testing (which you must pass to progress).
2. First stage - Virtual interview with the team
3. Second stage - face-to-face interview with the team and a task to complete
   

Working week

Core working hours are 37.5 hours from 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. It is required to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The rest of the week, you have the opportunity to work from home. 20% (one day) of your week will be time-out for self-study with regular tutor support working towards the Level 4 Market Research qualification.

Benefits

Yonder has a real buzz as we continue to grow. We reward people who help to drive that growth and support and encourage new ideas which will add value. We want you to be yourself and provide you with an encouraging and supportive environment to allow you to grow and develop too. We offer 25 days holiday (plus your birthday off, if your birthday falls during the contract period), 5% employer pension contributions, critical life insurance, private medical health insurance and other non-contractual benefits such as volunteering leave, financial advice sessions and an annual wellbeing allowance.

Our Values and behaviours

We Focus 

• Engage / Express with clarity / Take a view / Be pragmatic 

We Go Further 

• Challenge the thinking / Be brave (backed by evidence) / Work at the edge/ Celebrate imagination 

We Pursue Brilliance 

• Discover what matters / Be a yardstick / Show professional integrity / Bring the energy  
  

We’re In It Together 

• Connect with authenticity / Be open / Lift yourself by lifting others / Muck in 

Application details

At Yonder, we cherish diversity and believe that a diverse and inclusive business is key to the success of our business. We are proud of the environment and culture we have created, where our employees can truly strive and be themselves. Therefore, we aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible irrespective of social background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability.

PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/VAC1000344539